Impact of quality of life between old age homes and family households in geriatric population
| Autor: | R Pai Sheila, Nayanatara Arunkumar, Anju Shaju Areeckal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
business.industry health care facilities manpower and services Life satisfaction Cognition Loneliness social sciences General Medicine Social engagement humanities General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Quality of life medicine Functional ability Social isolation medicine.symptom business Depression (differential diagnoses) |
| Zdroj: | Biomedicine. 41:243-248 |
| ISSN: | 0970-2067 |
| Popis: | Introduction and Aim: Life satisfaction is a key aspect of psycho-social study of aging. Social relationships and involvement in activities are key protective factors in maintaining cognitive and functional ability in elderly. The aim of this study is to compare the quality of life (1) among the elderly people living in old age homes and those living with their family, (2) among elderly men and women in Mangalore. Materials and Methods: Study group consists of 160 elderly subjects above the age of 60 years, selected from old-agehomes and urban families in Mangalore. The quality of life is assessed using the questionnaires from the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL). Results: The elderly persons living with their family had a better social relationship and social participation than those living at old age homes (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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